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| Title |
An improved camera trap for amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and large invertebrates
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0185026 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael T. Hobbs, Cheryl S. Brehme |
| Abstract |
Camera traps are valuable sampling tools commonly used to inventory and monitor wildlife communities but are challenged to reliably sample small animals. We introduce a novel active camera trap system enabling the reliable and efficient use of wildlife cameras for sampling small animals, particularly reptiles, amphibians, small mammals and large invertebrates. It surpasses the detection ability of commonly used passive infrared (PIR) cameras for this application and eliminates problems such as high rates of false triggers and high variability in detection rates among cameras and study locations. Our system, which employs a HALT trigger, is capable of coupling to digital PIR cameras and is designed for detecting small animals traversing small tunnels, narrow trails, small clearings and along walls or drift fencing. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 30% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 9% |
| Canada | 4 | 7% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 4% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2% |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 20 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 52% |
| Scientists | 24 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 223 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 223 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 19% |
| Researcher | 40 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 30 | 13% |
| Unknown | 44 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 89 | 40% |
| Environmental Science | 57 | 26% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 2% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 4% |
| Unknown | 53 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 37. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 September 2019.
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#1,058,526
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Outputs from PLOS ONE
#13,742
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#22,017
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Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#294
of 3,739 outputs
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